“East Kilbride shopping centre is first in country to host vintage record fair: East Kilbride town centre is set to be buzzing with record collectors and music enthusiasts this weekend when a vintage record fair comes to town.”
“HMV is not our enemy: 10 rules for running a record shop – To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Kingston upon Thames’s thriving Banquet Records, owner Jon Tolley shares his tips on how to keep the music playing and the lights on.”
“Rough Trade’s New York City store is set to be transformed into Empire Records to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film.”
“There’s something about a good record: Though, like all families, mine has our disagreements, one thing we always seem able to agree on is the value in sitting back and enjoying a good record together.”
“Birmingham native Allie Fox has lived in Auburn for nine years but has had a dream of owning her own record store for far longer. Spending every Saturday in various record stores in her hometown, Fox would sift through all kinds of vinyls, making her an unofficial expert on the record industry. Her newest venture, Music Town Records, is soon to be the hottest place in the Auburn/Opelika area for both record lovers and budding musicians.”
“In the new millennium, it seemed as though independent record shops’ retreat from the centre of London – chased out by local taxes, online retail, digital DJ technology and digital file sharing – would be permanent. No more would Saturday afternoons include record-shopping trips through a succession of specialist shops, bumping into the same familiar faces along the way.”
